15 February 2024: On 14 February 2024, the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee adopted the compromise text on the Revision of the TEN-T Guidelines. This now paves the way for adoption by the European Parliament Plenary before the European Parliament elections which will, most likely, shortly be followed by approval by EU ministers and formal adoption. Whilst ERFA support that an agreement has been reached, paving the way for clarity on infrastructure developments over the coming decades, further attention will be needed on certain points.Firstly, ERFA strongly welcomes the introduction of clear infrastructure parameters for freight trains, namely that infrastructure should allow for 740-meter trains with an axle load of 22.5 tonnes. Given that over 50% of rail freight crosses at least one national border, it is essential there is a European approach to infrastructure standards and to the way exemptions are granted so as to preserve interoperability and continuity of the rail network. (....)